Joyce Wong is a Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at Boston University. She is a Distinguished College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, and a Fellow of AIMBE and BMES. She directs the Biomimetic Materials Engineering Laboratory, which is focused on developing biomaterial systems that mimic physiological and pathophysiological environments to study fundamental cellular processes at the biointerface. Current research areas include pediatric vascular tissue engineering, theranostics for cardiovascular disease and cancer, detecting and treating surgical adhesions, silk materiomics, nanoparticle sensors for enhanced oil recovery, and engineering biomimetic systems to study restenosis and cancer metastasis. She has over 70 publications – click here for a more detailed bio and full CV. She was also recently appointed by the Provost to lead efforts to advance women in STEM fields at all levels from undergraduate to faculty.